Maybe you don’t have a pond. I don’t. But pond maintenance can remind non-pond owners and pond owners alike of some valuable ecological lessons. I was recently having a conversation with the retired ...

It seems like headlines about the 2022 drought show up daily. Many include information about water restrictions, challenges the state faces and federal water allocations, but very few provide tools to ...

North Bay communities are surrounded by plentiful, diverse scenes of nature that not only enrich our lives but teach us about designing gardens, too. The types, forms, foliage and growth habits of ...

Normally at this time of year — and what a year this has been — we reflect back on what we’ve learned on our journey toward better living. So here are my top takeaways from 2020: In January, sick of ...

All thoughtfully designed gardens can offer lessons, new ideas and perhaps, best of all, inspiration to those who wander through them. For more than 10 years, hundreds of homeowners across the United ...

I recently led a study abroad to Brazil for UD with my colleague, Anna Wik—what an experience! We took 14 students to the Amazon region and stayed in floating lodges to learn about the flooded ...

One recent Reddit post posed the question: "Landscape fabric right up to the trunk, remove or leave?" There are two photos of a tree surrounded by leafy ground cover and, unfortunately, fabric. Based ...

The market value of your house is comprised of several factors, including its neighborhood, amenities, square footage and yes, even the landscaping. Over the years researchers have found that a ...

Even though homes have changed over the years, many of the principles grandfathers followed remain just as useful today. Here ...

Unsustainable land-use practices, including expansive agriculture and forest encroachment, pose a significant threat to landscapes, leading to deforestation, biodiversity loss, and habitat destruction ...